Secretary report for the August 1999 General Membership meeting read
and accepted by the membership.

Treasurer report read by Bren Ladino. Question arose as to the balance
for the Save the Pond Fund and how the money was to be used. A motion
was presented as to; Funds acquired to be used for chemical treatment
of the pond weeds to be kept separate from all other funds. Motion was
seconded but no action taken as a quorum was not present to vote on
the matter. Discussion was held as to whether the funds were collected
specifically for "chemical treatment of the weeds" or "weed
management in general". Suggestion was made to discuss this issue
at the August meeting when more information will be available. The Long
Pond Group has conducted a study of the ponds in the area and they will
be represented at the August meeting by Bill Napolitano of SRPEDD.

New By-Laws. It is requested that the new By-Laws which became effective
January 1, 2000 be mailed out to all members prior to the August meeting.
This was agreed to and the mailing will be made barring unforeseen circumstances.

Guest Speaker; Chief Mark Sorel, Lakeville Police Dept.

Chief Sorel spoke of his writing the grant request for the patrol
boat which is now actively patrolling the pond areas and attempting
to control activity. Previously the police dept. had to rely on the
Environmental Police for a boat and this was often time consuming
and scheduling conflict which made police presence almost nil. The
Police boat is now slipped at Bubs Marine from May to Oct. and
readily available for any time a patrol is desired. All patrol times
are varied so as to not set a pattern of when the police will be patrolling
the pond. Patrols can occur from early morning to late evening without
notice. The police boat is a 16 foot Princecraft with a 40 hsp. Johnson
engine. Chief Sorel states that he has invited the Freetown police
Dept to accompany his staff on the boat. On the Harbormaster issue
the Chief is opposed to this due to the many conflicts which may arise
and that the police are more trained in the areas of arrest and dealing
with the DWI. The potential of conflict and verbal harassment from
boaters towards the Harbormaster would be great as the Environmental
police experience this negativity from many who are unaware of their
"police powers".

Website : Dave and Doris Voye have submitted request for response
from the members as to how they want the website to operate.

- Do members want to give their E-Mail address for updates and news
on the website. YES

- Would members want to upload photos and news from others. NO

- Would members want advertising capabilities or a "help wanted"
section. YES

- Would members want a Forum area to post questions and answers. NO

6) Weed Posting: It is suggested that signs be posted in weed areas,
notifying boaters of the weed presence, especially in the dense areas.
Signs will be attained from the DEP and will be made available at the
next meeting.